Egg-case



J. R. JONES.

(No Model.)

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Patented F AWITNESSES ATTORNEYS NITED STATES 'PATENT Friet;s

JOHN R. JONES, OF OLARKSVILLE, IOWA.y

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 357,484, dated February 8,1887.

i Application filed September 2, 188th Serial No. 212,528, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN R. Jonas, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Glarksville, in the county of Butler and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in EggOases; andI do declarethe following to be a i'ull,`clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the. same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersV or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is a top view with the cover off. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig.3 is a side view showing the case folded up. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are details of several parts.

My invention relates to egg-cases; and it consists inthe construction and novel combi nation of parts, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

lReferring by letter to the accompanying drawings, Aand B designate the two sides of the egg-case, and C and D designate the two ends ofthe egg-case. The outer corner, E, of the end O is cnt away from the top to the bottom of said end, thereby forming a beveled surface along this corner, and staples d e f are driven into the beveled surface thus formed, and project far enough from the said beveled surface to form eyes or half-hinges Gr. The edge H of the end piece, C, is left plain-that is, it is at right angles to the sidefaces of said end-and staples I J K are driven over the inner corner, the legs of the staples entering both the edge surface and the inner face of said end O. The staples'I JK project far enough to form eyes or half-eyes. l'The end D ofthe egg case has its outer corner, I, cut away throughout its entire length to form the bevel M, which bevel is diagonally opposite to the corner E. Staples h-z' j are driven into the bevel M, and their curved portions project far enough to form eyes or half-hinges.

into the inner faces of said sides A B at said ends and receive portions of the wire-hinge staples. The sides A' B are connected at their vertical middle points by a vertical partition, N, which is hinged to the inner faces of the said sides by linked staples P Q, driven into the Vertical edges of the partition N and through the sides A B of the case, the points of the staples Q being clinched on the outer faces of the sides of the case. The partition N has two di agonally-opposite corners, R S, beveled off or cut away to permit the sides to be folded together.

The ends C D of the case are connected to the sides of the case by wires T, passed through the staples in the edges of said ends, said wires T being bent at the middle to form long staples, the arms of which are carried across-the notches or recesses m and afterward spread apart, bent in toward thesides of the case, and

recessed bearings or notches m, which extend A driven through the same near the ends of said sides and clinched.

.The sides and ends of the egg-case are provided on their inner faces with hook-rods U,

- preferably eight in number, which are bent at their upper ends at right angles, the points or arms thus formed being driven through the walls of the case and the projecting ends of said arms being bent down and driven into the outer faces of said walls, thereby firmly clinching and securing the upper ends ofsaid hook-rods in the walls of the egg-case, and thereby converting said rods into spring hookvrods.

The bottom V of the egg-case is provided on its upper surface with staples vV, six in number, one for each hook-rod, and these staples W aredriven over shallow grooves X in the upper face of the bottom of the case, so that the hooks on the lower ends of the spring hookrods may be sprung into said staples YV, and thereby secure the bottom V removably in place.

The end D of the egg-case is provided in its upper edge with recesses Y Y, which extend nearly across the thickness of said end D, said recesses Y Y being provided near their open ends with staples Z, which form` keepers for the stationary wire bolts p p on the lower face ofthe cover or top of the case at one end of The sides A the same.

Near the other end of top or cover of the ICC case, and to the lower face of the same, is secured a transverse cleat, q, the outer face of which abuts against the inner face of the end of the ease when said cover is in place thereon, the ends of said cleat coming just inside of the sides of the case. In its upper face the cleat q is provided with a transverse groove, 1', in which the sliding bolt s works. rIlhe rear end 0f said bolt s is held up by a staple, t, and is provided with an upturned or bent end, a, which projects up through an L-shaped slot, o, the base thereof being beveled downwardly and inwardly, so that the upturned end of the sliding bolts may be turned down out of the way when the same has been shot forward into engagement with the keeper-staple@ in the upper edge of the end (l ot' the box.

The ordinary folding eggeells are used with the case, and when the egg-case is not packed with eggs the cellsinay be removed and folded, and the top and bottom of the case may be disconnected from t-he vertical walls. The latter may be then folded and the several disconnected parts may be packed together for shipment, thereby occupying but very little space on the return trip.

The hinges are all formed by connected or linked wire staples, so that there is no danger of the hinges pullin gloose or becoming broken, and the saving in space during storage and reshipment of the empty eases is very great.

Upon the upper face of the bottoni of the eggease, in lieu of the straw now used, a covering of felt, cork, paper, or other soft material is secured,upon which the lower layer of eggsrest.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the ends and sides of the case hinged together by wire staples and provided with the spring hook-rods 011 their inner faces, of the bottom of the case provided on its upper face with wire staples adapted to be engaged with and disconnected from the hook-rods at the sides and ends of the case, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the body of the ease formed of the hinged sides, ends, and partition connected bylinked wire staples and provided with the removable bottom connected thereto by spring hook rods and staples in the upper face of said bottom, of the removable top provided on its lower face with stationary bolts at one end and asliding bolt at the other end, and the keeper-staples in the upper edges of the ends o f the case, substantially as specified.

The combination, inan egg-case with the ends and sides provided with cut-away corners or bevels at two diagonallyopposite points, and a vertical partition having two diagonally-opposed cut-away or beveled corners, said sides, ends, and partition being held together by linked wire staples, of the removable bottom connected to the body by hook rods and staples, and the removable top also connected to the body, substantially as speci ed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presen ce of two witnesses.

Jol-IN n. JONES.

Witnesses:

C. G. SCHELLENGER, C. S. BUDLONG. 

